Leveraged Finance Risk Specialist

Deutsche Bank; Jacksonville (FL); Hybrid; USD 60,000 - 86,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working model

Generous vacation and personal days

Health and wellbeing benefits

Retirement savings plans

Job summary

A global financial services company is seeking a Leveraged Finance Risk Specialist to manage credit risk for its lending portfolio. The role involves monitoring the financial performance of a diverse portfolio, analyzing credit standing, and providing guidance to junior officers. Candidates should hold a degree in finance or accounting with strong analytical skills and prior experience in risk management. This position offers a hybrid work model in Jacksonville, Florida.

Qualifications

• A degree in accounting, finance or economics from an accredited college is essential.
• Strong financial statement and credit risk analysis skills are required.
• Prior experience in Risk Management of leveraged or corporate clients is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Monitor a portfolio of assigned counterparties.
• Analyze credit standing of the Bank’s counterparties.
• Determine and maintain credit ratings and risk metrics.

Skills

Financial statement analysis

Credit risk analysis

Financial modeling

Understanding of derivative structures

Communication skills

Attention to detail

Education

Degree in accounting, finance or economics

Job description

Overview

The Risk Specialist works closely with the Investment Banking and Infrastructure business units to effectively monitor and manage credit risk for the leveraged lending loan portfolio. As an Associate, you play an integral role in contributing to the success of Deutsche Bank’s leveraged lending franchise and provide guidance to junior credit officers. You will partner with coverage banking and other risk teams to monitor the financial performance of a diverse portfolio of leveraged counterparties which is especially important in volatile and uncertain market conditions. As a professional with experience, you will see a wide variety of lending products across various industries to provide solutions to Deutsche Bank clients. This offers a continuous learning and development opportunity with guidance and mentoring.

Job details

Job Title: Leveraged Finance Risk Specialist

Corporate Title: Associate

What We Offer You

• A diverse and inclusive environment that embraces change, innovation, and collaboration


• A hybrid working model, allowing for in-office / work from home flexibility, generous vacation, personal and volunteer days


• Employee Resource Groups support an inclusive workplace for everyone and promote community engagement


• Competitive compensation packages including health and wellbeing benefits, retirement savings plans, parental leave, and family building benefits


• Educational resources, matching gift, and volunteer programs

What You’ll Do

• Monitor a portfolio of assigned counterparties as well as relevant financial/market developments in cooperation with front office colleagues


• Regularly analyze credit standing of the Bank’s counterparties to ensure safety and soundness of the Bank’s lending activities including elevation for Watchlist and review for impairment analysis as applicable


• Determine and maintain credit ratings and other risk metrics of the assigned portfolio including regulatory classification ratings


• Provide training and guidance to junior credit officers particularly with respect to credit analysis as well as policy and regulatory adherence


• Manage credit requests and excess referrals related to transactional intraday and collection risk exposures based on profound product expertise and in compliance with regulatory requirements i.e., DBTCA Legal Lending Limits and Consolidated US Operations


• Analysis of the credit risk inherent mainly to US and to a lesser extent to EU credit excess requests from the cash management area related to Daylight Overdraft, Intraday Cash Pool, Paying Agency Advance, ACH, FX4Cash and BACS limits

Skills You’ll Need

• A degree in accounting, finance or economics from accredited college or credit analysis experience (non-investment grade credit lending / LDCM, CRE or Corporate Workout experience a plus)


• Strong financial statement and credit risk analysis skills (leveraged loan and high yield structures a plus), financial modeling/forecasting, commercial banking products and understanding of derivative structures


• Prior experience in Risk Management of leveraged or corporate clients


• Knowledge of corporate banking products such as Daylight Overdraft, Intraday Cash Pool, Paying Agency Advance, ACH, FX4 Cash and BACS limits is a plus

Skills That Will Help You Excel

• Great written and oral communication skills


• Superior attention to detail with a proactive, solution orientated mindset


• The ability to work with a variety of teams and professionals under tight deadlines to deliver results


• A self-starter with an inquisitive nature that is results driven


• Ability to multi-task and manage competing priorities

It is the Bank’s expectation that employees hired into this role will work in the Jacksonville, Florida office in accordance with the Bank’s hybrid working model.

Deutsche Bank provides reasonable accommodations to candidates and employees with a substantiated need based on disability and/or religion.

The salary range for this position in New York City is $60,000 to $86,000. Actual salaries may be based on a number of factors including, but not limited to, a candidate’s skill set, experience, education, work location and other qualifications. Posted salary ranges do not include incentive compensation or any other type of remuneration.

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Seniority level

• Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Finance